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UGA - Year Chartered
The university of Georgia was the first school that gave state-funded education. -
Cotton Gin - Year Invented
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney, who was a schoolteacher and an inventor from Westborough, Massachusetts. -
Louisville - Year Capital Was Constructed
Louisville was constructed and was used as the capital until 1804, when Milldgeville was created. -
Louisville - Year "Holy Fire of Heaven " occurred
All the record form the Yazoo Land Fraud were collected and burned in front of the capital. -
UGA - Year Classes Began
The university graduated its first class in 1804. -
Louisville - Year of Vote to Make Milledgeville the New Capital
The legislature voted to make a new capital in Baldwin County. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush - Year gold was discovered in Dahlonega
The discovery of gold in Dahlonega began the start of the gold rush in Georgia. -
Dahlonega Gold Rush - Date law was passed that refused Cherokee Indians' rights to refuse gold
Cherokee Indians were denied the right to collect gold in Dahlonega. -
Railroads - Year Western and Atlantic railroad was chartered
The Western and Atlantic Railroad operates from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia. -
UGA - Year women began attending
Women were allowed in UGA .